MUC2 and Related Bacterial Factors: Therapeutic Targets for Ulcerative Colitis

Bacterial factors related to the mucin2 (MUC2) mucus barrier play important roles in the response to changes in dietary patterns, MUC2 mucus barrier dysfunction, contact stimulation with colonic epithelial cells, and mucosal and submucosal inflammation during the occurrence and development of ulcerative colitis.